Black Girl Catches Black Doll With Noose-Like Beads At Mardi Gras Parade, Investigation Launched

Girl Catches Black Doll Tossed from Parade with Strand of Beads 'Tied' Around Its Neck: 'She Didn't Understand,' Says Dad

The girl attended the parade on her birthday, according to her family The Lee family at New Orleans City Council following the "racist throw" City of New OrleansNEED TO KNOWParents of a 7-year-old girl are speaking out following an incident that occurred during a parade in New Orleans on Feb. 14Images and footage from the event appeared to show Black Barbie-like dolls hanging by the neck on strands of beads, which are commonly tossed during Mard…

Black Girl Catches Black Doll With Noose-Like Beads At Mardi Gras Parade, Investigation Launched

A young girl celebrating her seventh birthday with her family at the Krewe of Tucks parade in New Orleans on Saturday experienced a disturbing moment when she caught a Black doll with noose-like beads around its neck thrown from a parade float. The incident sparked backlash among city officials and residents, as the doll with beads around its neck evoked the painful history of racial terror, when nooses were used to lynch Black Americans during …

Mother Speaks Out After Child Catches Black Doll With Beads Around Neck at Mardi Gras Parade

A Louisiana mother is demanding accountability after her young daughter caught a Black doll with beads tied around its neck during a Mardi Gras parade — an incident officials say evoked racist and threatening imagery and has sparked an investigation. The disturbing moment happened during the Krewe of Tucks parade in New Orleans, where Shayna Lee said her seven-year-old daughter initially believed she had caught a typical parade toy. Instead, Lee…